Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits

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A singles band if ever there was one, the hits on Pop make the duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke of Erasure sound like the Rodgers & Hammerstein of synth-pop disco. With the exception of The Circus and The Innocents albums, most of Erasure's full lengths house only a few brief moments of brilliance, the rest of the songs being limp and uninspired. But putting songs like "Blue Savannah" with its sweeping loveliness, the haunting "Ship of Fools," and the campy, raucous "Love to Hate You" all on the same disc shows that when Erasure is on, they shine like a thousand-carat tiara. The energetic and electronic disco is front and center here with "Oh L'Amour" and the audience participation number "Stop!," but the beautifully crafted "Sometimes" shows the band's true potential. The irrepressible melody line is punctuated by an acoustic riff and a melancholy trumpet solo that actually has to do its best to keep up with Bell's warm lament. An indispensable collection. --Steve Gdula --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Pop! the First 20 Hits
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    		Pop! the First 20 Hits
    Erasure
    Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000058EL1
    Release Date: 2001-12-06

    Tracks:

    1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
    2. Heavenly Action
    3. Oh L'amour
    4. Sometimes
    5. It Doesn't Have To Be
    6. Victim Of Love
    7. The Circus
    8. Ship Of Fools
    9. Chains Of Love
    10. A Little Respect
    11. Stop!
    12. Drama!
    13. You Surround Me
    14. Blue Savannah
    15. Star
    16. Chorus
    17. Love To Hate You
    18. Am I Right!
    19. Breath Of Life
    20. Take A Chance On Me
    21. Who Needs Love (Like That)(Hamburg Mix)
    22. Push Me Shove Me (Extended As Far As Possible)
    23. Heart Of Glass (Live In Oxford)
    24. Rapture (In My Arm II)
    25. Spiralling (The Touring Circus)
    26. The Circus (Live)
    27. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (The Touring Circus)

    Album Description

    Exclusive Asian reissue of the 1994 'Best Of' compilation. 24 bit remastered and pressed onto a 24 kt gold disc. Includes one bonus track, 'Who Needs Love (Like That)' (Hamburg Mix) and an exclusive six track bonus disc unavailable with any other package. Bonus disc tracks, 'Push Me Shove Me' (Extended As Far As Possible), 'Heart Of Glass' (live in Oxford), 'Rapture' (In My Arm II), 'Spiralling' (The Touring Circus), 'The Circus' (Live) and 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme' (The Touring Circus). 1998 release. Two standard jewel cases with individual artwork.
    Pop! the First 20 Hits
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      		Pop! the First 20 Hits
      Erasure
      Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000BRI1A8
      Release Date: 2001-12-06
      Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Pure Synthesized Pop
      		 Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits
      Erasure
      Manufacturer: Mute
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000006YJ3
      Release Date: 2001-07-23

      Tracks:

      1. Who Needs Love (Like That)
      2. Heavenly Action
      3. Oh L'amour
      4. Sometimes
      5. It Doesn't Have To Be
      6. Victim Of Love
      7. The Circus
      8. Ship Of Fools
      9. Chains Of Love
      10. A Little Respect
      11. Stop!
      12. Drama!
      13. You Surround Me
      14. Blue Savannah
      15. Star
      16. Chorus
      17. Love To Hate You
      18. Am I Right?
      19. Breath Of Life
      20. Take A Chance On Me
      21. Who Needs Love (Like That)(Hamburg Mix)

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Pure Synthesized Pop.......2001-04-08

      Erasure were pioneers of British synthesizer music in the late 80's and early 90's and this release Pop covers their first six years and their 20 best hits along with the newest single at the time Who Needs Love Like That (Hamburg Mix). Erasure were basically the brainchild of synthesizer god Vince Clarke (previously of Depeche Mode and Yazoo) and had the amazing vocal talents of overenthusiastic vocalist Andy Bell who also dressed extremely strangely but this just drew more attntion to them. They started a little uncertainly with their first 3 singles failing to hit the UK Top 40 but then 80's classic Sometimes was released and the band soared to No2 in the chart. From here on success was almost guarenteed with every new single flying high in the chart but none went as high as Sometimes. They released classics such as A Little Respect, Stop!, Blue Savannah, Drama and my favourite Chorus. Considering what an amazing songwriter Vince was it was ironic that their only No 1 was cover versions of old Abba songs - the lead being Take A Chance On Me. Despite this Erasure had their own unique sound and many memorable singles and this '92 release highlights them at their best and they are still going today although not as successfully. Excellent 80's/90's British Pop!
      Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • The ultimate ERASURE compilation from 1985 to 1998. Yeeha!!
      		 Erasure Pop!: The First 20 Hits
      Erasure
      Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000006H77
      Release Date: 2000-07-04

      Album Description

      1998 Japanese reissue of their hit 1992 singles collectionwith a bonus disc featuring nine hits from the studio albumsthey've released since: 'I Love Saturday', 'Run To The Sun','Always', 'Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)', 'Stay WithMe', 'Rain', 'In

      Album Details

      Japanese Re-Release featuring a Bonus CD. Bonus CD Tracks Include: I Say I Say I Say (1994), Erasure (1995), & Cowboy (1997). No Additional Information is Available at this Time.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars The ultimate ERASURE compilation from 1985 to 1998. Yeeha!!.......2001-07-24

      Whereas the English compilation "Pop!the first 20 hits" stops at 1992, this one is a double-CDs set which features 9 supplementary tracks, including the 8 singles (except "Rock me gently") released after 1992 until 1998 from the albums "I say I say I say" (1994), "Erasure" (1995) and "Cowboy" (1997). Of course, since 1998, ERASURE have released their 9th studio album "Loveboat" (2000) which isn't featured on this compilation. Meanwhile, this compilation remains the best one to this date . In addition, as a Japanese product, it will be an adorable exotic piece in your records collection, with its booklet written in Japanese caps. Thank you Mr Toshiba for this magical release!

      Music:

      1. Essential Men at Work
      2. Everybody Hates
      3. Everyone Says Hi [CD-single]
      4. Everytime she takes a bath it rains
      5. Evil Empire [Explicit Lyrics]
      6. Go for It [Original recording remastered]
      7. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb [Import]
      8. If I Should Fall from Grace With God/Peace & Love [Import]
      9. Interbreeding II: Industrial Mutation [Explicit Lyrics]
      10. Interbreeding: Industrial Cyberlords

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